Couture Time 2017 kicked off yesterday at the Wynn and Encore in Las Vegas, with a host of luxury watch brands showcasing their newest products to retailers and media that they may or may not have met with back in March during Baselworld. Among the exhibitors are the three brands of the so-called Frederique Constant Group ? Alpina, Ateliers de Monaco, and the Frédérique Constant brand itself ? each of whom unveiled at least one all-new product or collection that makes its debut in Vegas. Here’s a look at all three.
Alpina added a new steel-bracelet version of its Seastrong Diver 300 professional-grade divers’ watch. Like its predecessors, the new model, available with both a navy blue and a charcoal gray dial, has a large 44-mm case, bright luminous hour indexes that contrast strongly with the dial, and a unidirectional rotating 60-minute diving bezel, whose blue or gray color matches that of the watch’s dial.
The Seastrong Diver 300 is a descendent of a vintage Alpina sports watch from the 1960s, called the Seastrong “10,” a timepiece capable of reaching depths of 200 meters (660 feet), ? a rarity at the time. This modern version is water-resistant to an even more impressive 300 meters, thanks in part to its secure screw-down crown and despite the presence of an exhibition caseback that shows off the automatic movement, Alpina Caliber AL-525, which powers the central hours, minutes and seconds as well as a date display at 3 o’cloc...